Tips & Tricks
If many options are not available
You may find that while working with Nvu suddenly many
functions like Link, Image, Anchor, Page Title and more become
unavailable. To correct this, switch to source by clicking the
"<>Source" tab then switch back to normal by clicking the Normal
tab. Everything should be available. Don't know why, but this works ...
Nvu Site Manager
Probably the coolest thing about Nvu (and it does't
really
have to do with css but it's a really cool feature) - you can edit your
website directly. You don't have to download files, edit then
upload the files again. Just set up your Site Manager to
access
your publishing/hosting site, then click on edit sites to see all your
files on your webhost. Double click on any file you want to
edit
and Nvu will download the page to your computer. When you're
done, just click on publish and Nvu uploads your page to the host (see
the screenshot).
Plan Your Site Before Using css editor!
If you go ahead and create a simple page or site with a
few
links and a navigation bar and menu bar, then decide that you want to
use css instead of inline text, you will run into a hundred problems
with Nvu css editor. I should know BECAUSE IT HAPPENED TO ME.
In
the end I had to edit the html source in order to have the styles
applied properly. I talk more about this here.
External Stylesheet files are not for beginners!
Again, this tip comes from experience in the school of
hard
knocks. When you're just starting out with css, use internal
stylesheets first. When you're comfortable with the way they
work, then try creating an external file.
In Nvu External stylesheet filenames must be modified
when publishing your site.
Nvu references an actual as opposed to relative address
for
your css file. When you publish your site, the browser won't
be
able to find the file because it's sitting on your computer at home.
Remember to manually edit the css filename using the html
source
tab in Nvu, or by editing the html in your favorite text editor.
I explain this in more detail here.
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